Experienced BHT Behavioral Health (East Valley)
Experienced BHT - Behavioral Health (East Valley) ( Job Number: 110000KN )
Primary Location United States-AZ-AZMesa
Founded in 1995,
Arizona MENTOR, a partner of The MENTOR Network, offers home and community-based services throughout the Grand Canyon state to children and adults with developmental disabilities or behavioral health needs as well as individuals with brain and spinal cord injuries or other neurological conditions. We offer a range of services - including our innovative Host Home program, as well as other residential living options, in-home support, day programs and behavioral health services.
Description Every person needs the support of others, but we look for very special people to provide care in group home settings to our individuals with emotional, behavioral or medical complexities and those with brain injury. As a
Behavioral Health Residential Staff with Arizona MENTOR you'll be one of those special people.
Behavioral Health Residential Staff are the link to the community for those they serve. For some, they may be the eyes of those unable to see, or the voice for those who can't speak. For others, they are friend, cheerleader and subtle support on the path to one's true potential.
For Arizona MENTOR and The MENTOR Network, the
Behavioral Health Residential Staff is one of the most exemplary reflections of the wonderful mission driven work we do here every day. The people that carry out this rewarding, caregiving support play an integral and crucial role in the success of our organization.
To that end, the
Behavioral Health Residential Staff also happens to be one of the best places to start in our company with a myriad of career options to move up and across the organization. We in fact have many success stories from people at all levels that started out in the Residential Staff role.
Whether you have previous experience in this capacity or this just sounds like the type of career path you would like to pursue...we want to hear from you!
Arizona MENTOR is seeking
Behavioral Health Residential Staff to provide assistance to SMI clients in a community-based setting.
Behavioral Health Residential Staff provide assistance with daily activities such as meal preparation and planning; medication administration; and personal care.
Behavioral Health Residential Staff may also facilitate community involvement by accompanying individuals on outings in the community or providing transportation to work or other activities. In addition,
Behavioral Health Residential Staff support therapeutic and behavioral plans in partnership with clinical staff to enhance the quality of life for those we support by conducting a minimum of one individual counseling session and one group counseling session per week.
The highest need schedules we are currently hiring for are the following: - Weekends (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) - 3:00pm to 7:00am
- 3:00pm to 11:00pm (must have weekend availability)
Qualifications Initial Training Requirement : Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm - Paid Training: Approximately 2 weeks of mandatory paid training sessions are held in our Phoenix office (3rd Street and Thomas) prior to providing care to individuals.
Sessions are held Monday through Saturday between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm.
Qualifications: Required: - High school diploma or GED
- Must be 21 years of age
- Valid driver's license in good standing
- Car registration and vehicle insurance if providing transportation for individuals receiving services
- At least six weeks of full-time Behavioral Health experience
- Successful clearance of local and/or state background checks
Preferred: - Bilingual (Spanish)
- Four years experience working with individuals suffering from mental illness OR two years experience and related degree preferred.
Founded in 1980, The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services in more than 30 states to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional,
behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families.
EOE/AAE
